Wild Salmon Center News - November 2022

OREGON COAST COHO: A BRIGHT SPOT FOR SALMON RECOVERY
A n ew report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds hopeful signs for some threatened salmon and steelhead populations, with Oregon Coast coho, in particular, called out as “a bright spot for salmon recovery.” The WSC-managed Coast Coho Partnership is working up and down the coast on dozens of highly-targeted habitat restoration projects—some specifically highlighted in NOAA's report. “While there’s still work to be done, this report tells us we’re on the right track,” says WSC Coastal Programs Director Mark Trenholm. “Coast coho recovery is within our reach.”
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WHY WE'RE WORKING TO END OPEN NET-PENS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
This summer, Canada’s Department of Oceans and Fisheries made gains toward its promise to end open net-pen salmon farming—a practice widely known to harm wild salmon runs—by closing 19 operations located near British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Yet public statements from Minister Joyce Murray now appear to walk back some or all of that promise . That’s why we're joining forces with Watershed Watch Salmon Society to supercharge efforts to transition B.C. away from salmon farms by 2025. “The technology and expertise is there to transition to a closed containment or land-based model,” says WSC Scientist Dr. Will Atlas. “It’s time for the government to step up and do its job of protecting wild salmon.”
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FRESH FUNDING FOR THE COLD WATER CONNECTION CAMPAIGN PROJECT PIPELINE
We're thrilled to see nearly $570,000 in grants from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board going to our partners the Quinault Indian Nation, Trout Unlimited, and the Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition for fish passage projects in the Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Hoh, and Quinault watersheds . Our Cold Water Connection Campaign groundwork is increasingly leveraging large grants like these. "Stronghold protection and restoration takes all of us working together for the greater salmon good," says WSC Fish Habitat Specialist Betsy Krier.
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MEET DR. TASHA THOMPSON
Dr. Tasha Thompson isn't your average salmon-fascinated bystander. As Wild Salmon Center's first Polsky Science Fellow, salmon, she's working to literally crack the code of wild salmon genetics . For the next two years, she’s dedicating her time to a project of unprecedented scope: creating a range-wide whole-genome database for both Chinook salmon and steelhead. It's a dream project for the already accomplished salmon conservation science scholar—and also one that could unlock rafts of promising new conservation strategies across the North Pacific .
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